Why do train attendants take away sleeper tickets? It turns out that...

Have you ever had such an experience?

After getting on the train, the attendant lady

Will come with wallet to exchange tickets

After taking the ticket, I give you a card.

Exchange the ticket when the train is about to arrive.

Why do I need to change my sleeper ticket?

What is the function?

You won't find it troublesome after reading this.

Article 31 of the Railway Passenger Transport Regulations: For passengers taking sleeper berths, trains may collect tickets and keep them in a centralized location. When collecting tickets, sleeper berth certificates shall be issued; before getting off the train, passengers shall exchange their sleeper berth certificates for tickets.

Real-name verification is also carried out when exchanging tickets to verify whether the ticket held by the passenger is correct, to prevent passengers without tickets, wrong tickets, no seats or hard seat tickets from entering the sleeper car.

>>The sleeper ticket exchange process is as follows:

Take away the paper ticket → Exchange for a sleeper ticket → The conductor reminds you when you arrive at the station → Exchange for a paper ticket

What are the benefits of changing sleeper tickets?

Remind passengers to get off at their stop

The sleeper cars have a ticket exchange system, and the conductor keeps the tickets in a unified manner, so that they can know who gets off at each station. The conductor will wake you up half an hour before the arrival to exchange your ticket to prevent you from sleeping past your stop.

Especially for passengers who want to get off the train in the middle of the night, after exchanging their tickets, they don’t have to worry about missing their stop or disturbing other passengers.

Temporary ticket storage to prevent loss

As a paper ticket, it is very easy to lose if not properly kept, especially when going to the toilet or sleeping. However, a hard sleeper berth certificate is relatively difficult to lose.

After you get on the train, the staff will put your sleeper ticket in a special ticket folder for safekeeping, and will return the ticket to you when you get off the train. At least you don't have to worry about losing your ticket when you are sleeping soundly.

Statistics on sleeper berth usage

There will be more or less empty berths in every carriage, depending on whether some have been sold, some have been bought but not picked up, or some have not boarded the train. The conductor needs to be aware of these empty berths.

By exchanging tickets, the flight attendant will know whether the berth is occupied or not, and will promptly count the unused berths and adjust them to people who need them, such as the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, pregnant women and other special groups.

Do I need to exchange all berths?

Of course, not all sleeper cars require ticket exchange. Sleeper cars on direct express trains do not require ticket exchange because there are no stops along the way and the conductor does not need to remind passengers to get off the train.

Therefore, the purpose of sleeper ticket exchange is not only to facilitate management, but also to maintain the safety of the carriage and enhance the passengers' riding experience.

Next time you take a train and the conductor asks to take your ticket, don't be bothered by it.

Source: Gaotie Guanjia (ID: gaotieguanjia)